Cases

MediaLab-Prado's Collective Intelligence for Democracy Workshop is an annual event that invites multidisciplinary teams to create digital prototypes for the facilitation of collective intelligence, participatory democracy, and civic engagement. The 2016 workshop, hosted, as ever, in Madrid's MediaLab-Prado - a social innovation lab - saw eight teams work together on...

In Abuja, Nigeria, a new democratic space was created to facilitate dialogue between political leaders in local government and citizens. Through the use of public meetings and a range of media, decision-making processes became more transparent and the scope for trust and mutual respect improved. Most importantly, the efforts contributed...

A regional participatory process, coordinated by three municipalities in to inform and garner feedback from citizens on the proposed renovation of the Florence Airport. The process consisted of 5 bi-weekly face-to-face meetings, and ended with the submission of a final report to regional authorities.

An initiative aimed at engaging people who had directly experienced homelessness, to explore their experiences through creative writing, and challenge the public's preconception of who people effected by homelessness really are.

Campaspe is a relatively new local government area in Victoria, Australia. In 2014 the council undertook a consultation-led approach to develop their strategic plan on the future of the Shire over the next 20 years. The project made a particular effort to engage with children and young people through school...